Improved mode of poling- hops



G. J. OLENDORF.

Poling Hops.

No. 84,299. Patented Nov. 24, ,1868.

MPETERS. FMOmLlTHOGRAPi-IER. WASHINGYON. u cA dnitd GARRET J. OLENDORF,OF MIDDLEFIELD, NEVV YORK.

i Lette/rs Patent No. 84,299, dated November 24, 1868.

IMPROVED MODE OIE' POLING- HOPS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GARRET J. OLENnoRF, of the town of Middleiield, inthe county of Otsego, and State of New Yorkfhave invented a new andimproved Mode of Poling Hops; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,in which Figure l is a view of a yard, with one pole set for every twohills of hops.

Figure 2 is a yard, with one pole for each hill of hops. Same letters ofreference refer to the same part on each of the igures.

The nature of my invention consists in using the ordinary poles,commonly kused in poling hops when no twine is used, and setting saidpoles, not in the hills of hops, but, in the space between said hills,using a stake of any desired length, long or short, set in each hill, towhich I attach twine, that goes from each stake to the tops of thepoles, and I can arrange them so as to use but one pole for two hills ofhops, thereby saving three-quarters of the number of poles used, whenset in the ordinary way, with-two poles to -each hill of hops.

A A, 85e., are poles of the ordinary length, say oni .ten tofourteenfeet, which may be set either in line ond row of hops, have onestring from each running to pole No. I, and one string from each hill topoles in opposite directions. Pole'No. 2 is set between the second andthird rows of hops, with twine running from hills (i, 7, 10, and II toits top, while pole 3 is set between the first and second rows, and pole4 between the second and third rows of hops, thus alternately vchanging, giving the sun and air a bett-er chance to circulate axnongthe vines than if set along between the saine rows` without changing. Irun two vines up each twine when I use but one pole for two hills oi'hops. Gross-bars o1 1 the tops of the poles, and twine running from thestakes to said bars, may be used, as shown by poles 4 and 5 in g. 1; butI prefer running the twine to the poles.

D D, Ste., iig. I, show the places where the poles would be set if usedwith one pole for each hill of hops.

Fig. 2 represents one pole for each hill of hops, the left side of saidligure being arranged with two strings from each hill, and two vines toeach string, running to the poles on each side of them, while the rightside of said fig. 2 is arranged with four strings to each hill, running,one vine on each string, to the topsA of the four nearest poles.

By this method of setting the poles away from the hills,it gives abetter chance to keep them clear oi' weeds, and also for the sun to getto the roots.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The poles A, hill-stakes B, and cords C, when arranged as and for thepurposes herein set forth.

p GARR-ET J. "OL'ENDORR- Witnesses:

SAMUEL HARPER,

HIRAM KINNE.

